dave1979 Posted May 21, 2010 Report Share Posted May 21, 2010 i have been goin on this land a few years now..and always txt the land owner to let him know i am goin..tonight was no exception..got the usual no problem reply..anyhow...gets to the spot..drives up[ the track..and as usual..all the horses follow me up..having a nosey....got out the car ..let the mut out,then noticed a grey horse was limping very badly..these are race horses and worth a few quid..so straight away i txt mik to tell him he has a prob..hes been up 2 inspect the horse,and he reckons its broke its shoulder..he said it was fine at 6.30 wen he checked them..anyhow had a natter with him then came home..the problem is this...he may think that i startled the horse and caused the injury...would you...txt 2morra and see how things went..or leave it till nxt time am wantin to go over..hope i dont loose the perm cos of it..as i genuinely had nowt to do with it!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ST3V3 Posted May 21, 2010 Report Share Posted May 21, 2010 could be worse you could have shot it 1 of the horses on the farm I shoot seems to limp a lot at night but its fine in the day is it a case of stiff joints making it limp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampire Posted May 21, 2010 Report Share Posted May 21, 2010 Your worrying to much,he has trusted you for years,just text as usual and dont give him the chance to alter your arrangement,if he is not happy he will let you know,just as well you noticed it and maybe he was embarrassed that he hadnt noticed earlier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted May 21, 2010 Report Share Posted May 21, 2010 I doubt he thinks its your fault, you would have to really "startle" a horse to cause it to break its shoulder, which is a very unusual injury for a horse and usually needs extreme force, its also difficult to diagnose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Logic Posted May 22, 2010 Report Share Posted May 22, 2010 I very much doubt it has a broken shoulder, more likely some ligament damage or something else. My other half is horsey, I spend a lot of time with them and our horse has had many lameness bouts so I know a fair bit more. Unless the context of the conversation gives you cause to believe otherwise, I wouldn't worry about it - most horse owners know very well that things just break, it's part of horse ownership. Given that you spoke with the landowner already, I think you would know if you were being blamed. If you feel you want to then text him, but make sure it reads as a casual enquiry, since you found the animal like that and you're concerned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireDrake Posted May 22, 2010 Report Share Posted May 22, 2010 Yep as Mr. Logic says. i have horses, and they are forever scrapping on( pecking order and all that), don't worry like you say you've been shooting there for a long time, Horses pull alsorts of things and can limp for all kinds of reasons, back trouble, abcess in hoof etc, the list is nearly endless , just phone him and ask if your ok to shoot and ask how is the horse would be my way to go . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireDrake Posted May 22, 2010 Report Share Posted May 22, 2010 could be worse you could have shot it 1 of the horses on the farm I shoot seems to limp a lot at night but its fine in the day is it a case of stiff joints making it limp? Could be arthritis, they do suffer from this as they get older just like us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesman Posted May 22, 2010 Report Share Posted May 22, 2010 I wouldn't worry too much about it, but it shows the kind of person you are worrying about it. I'm sure you'd ask how the horse is doing anyway, but just try and draw a line under the injury as you're not to blame and carry on as normal doing a good job for the paddock owner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave1979 Posted May 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2010 sound...i will let you know how i goes on...shouldnt be a problem i hope!!! :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian750 Posted May 22, 2010 Report Share Posted May 22, 2010 Dave, I have horses and as an owner one of the things you come to expect is sooner or later this kind of thing can happen. Admittedly a broken shoulder is somewhat more unusual than something like a tendon or a bruised sole for example, but as a racehorse owner/trainer he will know that if it is a broken shoulder it will more than likely have been caused by one of the others booting it. I would personally text and ask after the animal as that kind of injury will possibly be career ending for a racer, in some circumstances the horse may be shot. I really don't think you will lose your permission, it's really unfortunate, but for big strong animals, they are actually really delicate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave1979 Posted May 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2010 he was just guessing as to what had happened..the vet was on the way as i was leaving..he did ask iv id seen any of the other horses kicking out.. al txt 2morra as hel prob be at the races somewere today!!! thanx :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren m Posted May 24, 2010 Report Share Posted May 24, 2010 mate dont panic about it , if you keep texting him , you'll make your self look guilty , even if your not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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